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###&§*=~,. IF YOU FOLLOW A DIRT ROAD NORTH JUST .,~=*§&###
##&§*=~,.. WITHIN THE SECOND RING, AND NAVIGATE ..,~=*§&##
#&§*=~,... THE OVERGROWN MAZE OF THE NORTH-EASTERN ...,~=*§&#
&§*=~,.... RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, EVENTUALLY YOU ....,~=*§&
§*=~,..... ARRIVE AT WHAT LOOKS LIKE A LARGE .....,~=*§
*=~,...... FENCED-IN GROVE OF BIRD CHERRY AND ......,~=*
=~,....... JUNIPER. IT'S QUITE LARGE, .......,~=
~,........ AND WILL TAKE A WHILE TO CIRCLE, ........,~
,......... ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S GOT GARDENS AND .........,
.......... WALLS STICKING OUT OF IT IN MORE THAN A ..........
.......... FEW PLACES. BUT KEEP GOING, AND ..........
.......... EVENTUALLY THERE'LL BE LILACS, AND A ..........
.......... HOLE IN THE FENCE. ..........
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.......... GO INSIDE. WELL, IT'S HOLLOW, AND HIDES ..........
.......... A PALE SWAMP (HERONS, MOSQUITOS). IT'S ..........
.......... BRIGHTER HERE, AND THE SOUNDS OF THE ..........
.......... CITY SEEM DISTANT. BUT THERE'S A SECOND ..........
,......... GROVE INSIDE. ZIG ZAG BETWEEN PUDDLES .........,
~,........ AND SINKING SHIPPING CONTAINERS, ........,~
=~,....... BECAUSE TOWARD THE INNER TREELINE THE .......,~=
*=~,...... GROUND BECOMES SOLID AGAIN. ......,~=*
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&§*=~,.... GO INSIDE. THIS TIME THERE'S A CRACKED ....,~=*§&
#&§*=~,... PARKING LOT, WITH SPRINKLED DANDELIONS, ...,~=*§&#
##&§*=~,.. LINED BY WISTERIA. EAST OF IT IS AN ..,~=*§&##
###&§*=~,. ABANDONED BUILDING, WHAT USED TO HOUSE .,~=*§&###
##&§*=~,.. AN OLD RESTAURANT. THE PAINT IS ..,~=*§&##
#&§*=~,... CHIPPING, SOME WINDOWS ARE BROKEN, BUT ...,~=*§&#
&§*=~,.... THE SIGNAGE IS STILL THERE: ....,~=*§&
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*=~,...... "INDIAN PALACE". ......,~=*
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